Facts about Disability

• There are over 8.5 million disabled people in the UK who have collective spending power of £50,000,000,000
• One in four of your potential customers is disabled or close to someone who is.
• Disabled people are entitled to make the same choices and to take the same risks within the same limits as other people.
• It takes a disabled graduate two and a half times longer than his or her non-disabled counterparts to secure employment.
• Disabled employees are promoted with less frequency than their non-disabled counterparts.
• Materials such as company brochures are seldom if ever available on tape / CD, in braille or in large print.
• A visually impaired person often has to rely on others to perform everyday tasks such as reading a menu.
• Most buildings and public transport are inaccessible for wheelchair users.